Nissim Benvenisty#
| Membership Number: | 4797 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2018 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ISRAEL |
| Homepage(s): | http://benvenisty.huji.ac.il |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2016 Vice Dean, Faculty of Science, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- 2014 Director, The Azrieli Center for Stem Cells and Genetic Research, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- 2005 - 2014 Director, Stem Cell Unit, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- 2006 - 2009 Chair, Department of Genetics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- 2002 Professor, Department of Genetics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- 2002 - 2003 Head of Biology Teaching and Vice Chair, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- 1999 - 2000 Visiting Professor, Department of Genetics, Harvard University, Boston, USA
- 1998 - 2002 Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- 1993 - 1998 Senior Lecturer, Department of Genetics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- 1990 - 1993 Research Fellow, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Fields of Scholarship
- Cancer research
- Human development
- Stem cells
- Genetic disorders
Honours and Awards
- 2016 Milken Prize
- 2014 Awarded The Azrieli Center for Stem Cells and Genetic Research
- 2010 Kaye Prize
- 2006 Awarded the Legacy-Heritage Stem Cell Center
- 2003 Teva Prize
- 1999 - 2000 Awarded the Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study Fellowship
- 1999 The Herbert Cohn Chair in Cancer Research
- 1998 Awarded the Rom Prize in Genetics
- 1997 Awarded the Hestrin Prize in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- 1996 Awarded the Naftali Prize
- 1995 Awarded the Hebrew University Prize for Young Scientist
- 1995 - 1998 Awarded Best Teacher in Genetics
- 1994 The Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Senior Lectureship in Life Sciences
- 1993 - 1996 Awarded the Alon Fellowship
- 1991 - 1993 Awarded the Howard Hughes Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 1990 - 1991 Awarded the Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 1990 - 1991 Awarded the Weizmann Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 1988 Awarded the Senta Foulkes Prize (London)
- 1985 Best Teacher Award for teaching biochemistry and molecular biology
- 1982 - 1985 Foulkes Foundation Fellowship
- 1982 Awarded a Fellowship at the Mount Sinai Hospital, New York - Program for outstanding students
- 1981 Awarded the Faculty Prize
